American Testosterone Clinic for Men

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boxing News Dr. Margaret Goodman and the Voluntary AntiDoping Association (VADA) have called for professional sports leagues to immediately adopt the Carbon Isotope Ratio (CIR) test for every screen used in testing for performanceenhancing drugs. To date, only fighters who participate in VADAs rigorous voluntary program undergo such testing. The recent positive tests for synthetic, or artificial, testosterone in professional and elite sports demonstrate that it is a problem at the highest levels of sport, said Dr. Goodman, President of VADA. Clearly, some athletes are choosing to use the substance because they know it is not tested for upfront. Its … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes A new study on female hormones and sexual desire finds that estrogen, not testosterone, can boost libido in a woman's natural cycle, while progesterone deadens it, they say. Not coincidentally, this increase in desire works in favor of a woman's fertility. "We found two hormonal signals that had opposite effects on sexual motivation," said lead author James Roney of the University of California Santa Barbara. "Estrogen was having a positive effect, but with a two-day lag. Progesterone was having a persistent negative effect, both for current day, day before, and two days earlier." Roney and his team recruited undergraduate students … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minute by KING 5 HealthLink KING5.com Posted on August 16, 2013 at 9:51 AM Dr. Emily Cooper of Seattle Performance Medicine joined KING 5 to explain how testosterone is not just important as a sex hormone -- and it's not just a "guy thing," either. She answered questions and talked about why testosterone matters. What are the most important things to know about testosterone? Levels of testosterone change throughout life. They begin to increase in puberty-- especially late puberty -- and peak in the 20s and they do decline naturally with age. When everything's working properly, levels are about eight to … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes Public release date: 23-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Aaron Lohr alohr@endo-society.org 240-482-1380 The Endocrine Society A new study finds that a drop in testosterone levels over time is more likely to result from a man's behavioral and health changes than by aging. The study results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. "Declining testosterone levels are not an inevitable part of the aging process, as many people think," said study co-author Gary Wittert, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia. "Testosterone changes are largely explained by … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minute AndroGel, Axiron and other testosterone gels can light a fire. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey) License photo YONKERS, N.Y., May 20 (UPI) -- Investigators at Consumer Reports say the directions for testosterone gel say the gel is flammable until dry and avoid smoking or an open flame until dry. Consumer Reports said testosterone drugs such as Androgel 1.62 percent and Axiron, which increase a man's libido, are already associated with an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events in men. TV commercials already warn children accidentally exposed to testosterone can experience early puberty, and women who accidentally touch the … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes Using a testosterone gel in addition to Viagra doesn't make the little blue pill work any better, according to a new study. The report's lead researcher said testosterone is typically prescribed to men who have both low testosterone levels and symptoms such as little interest in sex or low bone and muscle mass. But, "there's a tremendous amount of clinical judgment" that goes into that, said Dr. Matthew Spitzer, from the Boston University School of Medicine. "People are certainly being prescribed and using these medications at increasing amounts." According to Spitzer, studies have suggested that about one-quarter to one-third of … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes WWF superstar Macho Man Randy Savage attended an in store promo in New York City. (UPI/Ezio Petersen) License photo STANFORD, Calif., April 30 (UPI) -- Men higher in testosterone are more easily threatened and as a result they overcompensate when their masculinity is threatened, U.S. researchers say. Robb Willer, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford University, and colleagues enlisted 54 undergraduate men at the University of Iowa who took a gender identity survey about their assertiveness or other qualities typically associated with masculinity or femininity. They were then given feedback the men believed was based on the survey but … Read more »

Reading Time: 3 minutes Aug. 13, 2013 The everyday physical activities of an isolated group of forager-farmers in central Bolivia are providing valuable information about how industrialization and its associated modern amenities may impact health and wellness. Studying short-term spikes in the testosterone levels of Tsimane men, UC Santa Barbara anthropologists Ben Trumble and Michael Gurven have found that the act of chopping down trees -- a physically demanding task that is critical to successful farming and food production -- results in greater increases in testosterone than does a directly competitive activity such as soccer. Their research appears in the early online edition of … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes Public release date: 17-Jun-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society SAN FRANCISCO- Testosterone therapy is associated with decreased pain perception in men with low testosterone levels related to opioid (narcotic) pain relievers (analgesics), a new study finds. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "In this study, we attempted to determine whether testosterone replacement improves pain perception and tolerance, and quality of life in men with low testosterone levels due to narcotic analgesics," said the study's lead author Shehzad Basaria, MD, Medical Director, … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. surged Thursday after regulators approved a testosterone gel that will be marketed by its partner Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. THE SPARK: The Food and Drug Administration approved Bio-T-Gel as a treatment for low testosterone levels, or male hypogonadism. Bio-T-Gel is intended to be applied to the skin once per day. Low testosterone is associated with fatigue, depression and various sexual dysfunctions. Teva shares also traded higher after the company's fourth-quarter results came in about equal to Wall Street expectations. THE BIG PICTURE: BioSante, of Lincolnshire, Ill., developed Bio-T-Gel and licensed it … Read more »